The best Kung-Fu movies?
09-29-03, 11:43 AM
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Well, Bruce Lee did make one masterpiece IMO, but it wasn't Enter the Dragon, it was Fist of Fury. A great mix of the standard style, sets, cinematography, themes and some of the choreography of HK kung fu movies, but given a jolt by Bruce's intense, inventive choreography and his amazing screen presence. Especially if you can find the Media Asia DVD which has a great, informative commentary track by Bey Logan.
I'm not the biggest Bruce Lee fan in the world, either---I often feel his real-life abilities have been greatly exagerrated. But watching Fist of Fury really makes me realize how much potential for martial arts movies was lost when Bruce died. Lets face it, if Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Yuen Woo Ping, Lau Kar Leung, Sammo Hung, etc. had ended their careers after the first four movies they made, no one would be talking about them 30 years later.
I'm not the biggest Bruce Lee fan in the world, either---I often feel his real-life abilities have been greatly exagerrated. But watching Fist of Fury really makes me realize how much potential for martial arts movies was lost when Bruce died. Lets face it, if Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Yuen Woo Ping, Lau Kar Leung, Sammo Hung, etc. had ended their careers after the first four movies they made, no one would be talking about them 30 years later.
09-30-03, 03:32 PM
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just came back with the double gold double feature of the street fighter and legend of the 8 samurai, and one shaw bros. flick, five deadly venoms. whats a good site that has all of their flicks.
09-30-03, 04:39 PM
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My favorite Ninja DVD and movie not yet on disc
Ninja 3: The Domination with breakdancer Lucinda Dickey from "Breakin" and "Breakin 2: Boogaloo"
"American Ninja" 1, 2, and 3 with Michael Dudicoff and Steve James
"Revenge of the Ninja", "Born Losers introducing 'Billy Jack'(Tom Laughlin) co-starring Jeremy slate and Elizabeth James.
"Lone Wolf McQuade" with Chuck Norris, David Carradine(TV series "Kung Fu") and beautiful Barbara Carera(Number 11 AKA Fatima Blush) in "Never say Never Again"
"The Delta Force" 1 and 2 Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin("The Dirty Dozen") with Robert Forester(Goliath Awaits-1981) as the bad guy in original Delta Force.
"American Ninja" 1, 2, and 3 with Michael Dudicoff and Steve James
"Revenge of the Ninja", "Born Losers introducing 'Billy Jack'(Tom Laughlin) co-starring Jeremy slate and Elizabeth James.
"Lone Wolf McQuade" with Chuck Norris, David Carradine(TV series "Kung Fu") and beautiful Barbara Carera(Number 11 AKA Fatima Blush) in "Never say Never Again"
"The Delta Force" 1 and 2 Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin("The Dirty Dozen") with Robert Forester(Goliath Awaits-1981) as the bad guy in original Delta Force.
